KusaBana

Some strawhats

Orcas (shachi) are found in the North and South Poles, Penguins (Penguin) mostly in the southern hemisphere, though a few natural colonies exist near the equator. Polar Bears (Bepo) are from the North. Largha seals (Law) also. 

Narwhals (Ikkaku) are from the north, and sea urchins (Uni) and various types of sea slugs (Clione) are found in a variety of places.

Safe to say that Penguin hitched a ride with Shachi on some migration to get him up to the North Blue (if we equate the One Piece world with our world, and equate the characters with the animal of their name, or connected to their character)? 

Ignoring anything we already know, Penguin and Shachi were such good friends that Shachi decided not to eat him? Or he, or his ancestors, were some kinda lost souls who, like Bepo, just drifted into North Blue one day? He certainly didn’t fly—sticking with his animal theme. Anyhoo, just a thought, and maybe some fodder for the Kilguin shippers. 

Have a bit of Heart Pirate, marine animals—an excerpt from a long fic. They’re all debriefing and applying first aid after a battle. The Hearts, in the story, are marine shapeshifters, true to their names.

“You communicate with shellfish?” Law asked Uni and Clione. He wasn’t surprised, but didn’t realise how deep the network went.

“Strength in numbers, man,” Clione said.

“Couldn’t have done it without ya, ya bottom feeders.” Shachi slammed his hands down on Uni and Clione’s shoulders.

“Them urchin spikes are poisonous, y'know. Don’t go getting all apex on us.” Uni had almost dropped the surgical tweezers. Sterilising them again was a pain.

“Waste not want not,” Clione said. “And not all. We’re varied.”